For 11-years in a row Williams has been announced both 7th and 8th grade UIL champions as well as overall winner in our UIL district. UIL is a competition for people who have knowledge or talent within that certain category. The competition was held on January 22nd at the First United Methodist Church in Rockwall. Students competed in a variety of subjects such as dictionary skills, spelling, science, math, speaking skills, and writing, just to name a few.

Congratulations to these hard working and deserving students:  Art:  7^th grade- 1^st Diana Tran, 2^nd Abigail Coin, 2^nd Alissa Dearing, 4^th Gabriel Martinson.  8^th grade- 1^st Megan Fernandez, 3^rd Meredith Jones, 4^th Rhianna Swift.  Calculator Applications:  7^th grade- 4^th Landry Simmons, 5^th Braden Wills, 6^th Carson Sagraves.  8^th grade- 4^th Eden Kim, 5^th Noah Ferguson, 6^th Celia Straight.  Dictionary Skills:  7^th grade- 2^nd Mekinna Knight, 5^thCarson Sagraves, 6^th Avlyn Ndonga.  8^th– 1^st Andre Daniel, 3^rd Madeleine Hunt, 4^th Ella Laurence.  Editorial Writing:  7^th– 1^stKaitlyn Niesen, 2^nd Olivia Cade, 3^rd Manning Biggerstaff. 8^th– 1^st Matthew Barlow, 3^rd MaKayla Williams, 5^th Delaina Temple.  Listening:  7^th– 1^st Kaitlyn Niesen, 3^rd Marybeth Hamilton, 5^th Elijah Hicks.  8^th– 1^st Madeleine Hunt, 2^nd Kendra Small, 6^thMadeline Owen.  Maps, Graphs, & Charts:  7^th– 2^nd Brianna Kearns, 5^th Marybeth Hamilton.  8^th– 1^st Ben Vazquez, 2^nd Korie Rose, 3^rd Kavya Venugopalan.  Mathematics:  7^th– 2^nd Parker Gage, 4^th Khailinh Thai, 5^th Trinity Misak.  8^th– 1^st Eden Kim, 2^ndKavya Venugopalan, 3^rd Dasha Coulman.  Modern Oratory:  7^th– 1^st Joseph Halkuff, 2^nd Randall Klaver, 4^th Mekina Knight.  8^th– 1^st Caleb Gregory, 6^th John Jones.  Number Sense:  7^th– 1^st Seth Choi, 2^nd Braden Wills, 3^rd Caden Williams.  8^th– 1^st Eden Kim, 2^nd Muthani Kamau, 3^rd Celia Straight.  Oral Reading:  7^th– 1^st Hope Wilding, 2^nd Mekinna Knight, 3^rd Hayley Dopkins.  8^th– 2^ndShelby Wright, 5^th Susie Wilson, 6^th Hayes Hill.  Number Sense:  7^th– 1^st Seth Choi, 2^nd Braden Wills, 3^rd Caden Williams.  8^th– 1^st Eden Kim, 2^nd Muthani Kamau, 3^rd Celia Straight.  Ready Writing:  7^th– 1^st Jordan Wilson, 2^nd Jaden Dougal, 4^th Camira Fomunong.  8^th– 1^st Andre Daniel, 2^nd Meagan Wheeler.  Science:  7^th– 1^st Jordan Wilson, 2^nd Jaden Dougal, 5^th Zachary Flowers.  8^th– 1^st Kendra Small, 2^nd Hector Murillo, 3^rd Kennedy Anderson.  Social Studies:  7^th– 1^st Tabitha Bauer, 2^nd Diana Tran.  8^th– 1^st Eric Roca, 6^th Valerie Borland.  Spelling:  7^th– 2^nd Trinity Misak, 3^rd Mary Hamilton, 6^th Elijah Hicks.  8^th– 1^st Andre Daniel, 2^nd Dasha Coulman, 3^rd– Connor Stasak

PHOTO Caption: (L-R)  8th graders Celia Straight & Madeleine Hunt and 7th grader Landry Simmons display their 7th & 8th grade Championship trophies as well as the Overall UIL Championship trophy.

By:  Alyssa Murphree, WMS 8th grade Journalism Student